While the majority of the Grand Valley State community was stuffing turkey in their mouths and watching football for Thanksgiving, the GVSU women’s basketball team was busy basking in the sun and winning two games in Puerto Rico.

After a Cinderella run to the Final Four last season, the Grand Valley State women’s basketball team is primed for another playoff run. The Lakers return all five starters from last season’s postseason run, along with two more seniors.

For the past two years, J.R. Wallace has been a graduate assistant for the Grand Valley State men’s basketball team. Recently, he has been promoted to one of two assistant coaches alongside head coach Ric Wesley.

From 1977-80, Tim Selgo was a standout basketball player at the University of Toledo. During his career with the Rockets, Selgo partnered with four future NBA draft picks, and helped Toledo advance to the Sweet 16 in the 1978-79 NCAA Tournament. Selgo was inducted into the Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.